“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
A milestone in British cinema, this bold 1954 adaptation of George Orwell’s Animal Farm stands as the nation’s first animated feature film. When the oppressed animals of Manor Farm overthrow Farmer Jones and dream of a fairer world, their revolution soon twists into tyranny, deceit and the chilling rise of authoritarian rule.
Created by trailblazing animators John Halas and Joy Batchelor, and newly restored in stunning 4K by the BFI, this landmark work returns with renewed clarity and power – a vital piece of animation history ready to be rediscovered.
Credits
UK 1954
72 min
Certificate PG
Dir John Halas and Joy Batchelor
Screenings
October
26 October
BFI Southbank, London
28 October
Cine Lumiere, London
November
9 November
Light Cinema Addlestone
Light Cinema Banbury
Light Cinema Bolton
Light Cinema Bradford
Light Cinema Cambridge
Light Cinema Huddersfield
Light Cinema New Brighton
Light Cinema Redhill
Light Cinema Sheffield
Light Cinema Sittingbourne
Light Cinema Stockport
Light Cinema Thetford
Light Cinema Walsall
Light Cinema Wisbech
15 November
Grosvenor Picture Theatre, Glasgow
25 November
Depot Lewes